It's been 2 Weeks since Nezuko left with Tanjiro, and from what Lorien could gather, it seems that they are planning to return to their old home in the mountain to live there for a while before moving somewhere else

Following Nezuko's departure, only two people were left living alone in the house which caused the place to feel a bit lonesome, but Saigai and Lorien quickly got used to this change, for them, it felt like they returned to the days when they had first moved in

On that same night, Lorien finally started absorbing the Dream Energy received from The Dream Trees in other cities and towns

Lorien didn't know precisely when those Trees were planted, nor did he know the size of the towns or cities they are planted in, but the amount of energy accumulated is huge, it is the largest he had ever gotten so far

In fact, It was so huge that it caused Lorien to finally reach his absorption limit

On the first day, following the absorption, Lorien's Perception Range increased from a 107m radius to 124m, this is a full 17meters expansion

But it was at that moment that Lorien was unable to absorb anymore as his body needed to 'cooldown' before it could continue absorbing

This is something Lorien had long expected since he started feeling some 'strain' each time he absorbed large amounts of energy so he didn't panic much

The following day, Lorien continued his absorption which pushed his perception range to a 142m radius, a full 18meters expansion

An 18m increase is 1 meter more than the previous 17m increase of the previous day, this increase is something that Lorien also foresaw

The stronger he gets, the higher his absorption limit gets, so to increase it all he has to do is to simply keep getting stronger, but that is not the only way

Actually, there is a way that can allow Lorien to directly remove this limit and allow him to improve his strength without such limitations

And this method is for his Ability to reach the [Rule/Law] Level, by doing so he would gain Authority over the concepts/laws of [Dream & Reality] and won't face such restrictions any longer

But this is easier said than done, currently, Lorien isn't even able to manipulate his own Source Energy, not to mention touching that level

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But he wasn't discouraged by this, as he was still growing, slowly but surely, one day he will reach that level and even go beyond it

So putting this aside, the next day, Lorien continued absorbing the leftover Dream Energy, but this time his perception range only increased by 8m

This is caused by the energy finally running out, and more precisely it was because the required energy to increase his power exponentially increased

The amount of energy used in the last 8m increase was nearly double that used for the first 17m increase

But this wasn't all the improvements Lorien had in those 2 Weeks, as in the following days, he started daily absorbing the dream energy constantly obtained from different towns, not to mention that more Dream Trees from new towns got connected

All of this allowed him to achieve a great leap in strength, be it in the Soul, Physique, or Energy aspect

His Source Energy reserves increased greatly more than doubling in volume

His physical strength also improved, it is now more than twice the physical strength of Muzan Kibutsuji

As for his Dream Perception Range, after all of this, it has reached a radius of 173 meters

This is the first time Lorien had this sort of sudden increase, but he knew that this sort of improvement won't last for long as the energy required for such a thing is astronomical, and this is even more so with the needed energy for progress rising so much

Of course, this wasn't the only thing Lorien did in those past 2 Weeks, and to be more precise, all this increase in strength is actually just a side thing

Lorien's main attention was actually focused on perfecting the 'Seeds' of [Immortality] and [Physical Ability Awakening], and thankfully after a lot of hard work, he was able to achieve his goal

The first 'Seed' to get perfected was that of [Immortality], Not only did Lorien improve the lifespan aspect, but he also added the concepts of "Soul Regeneration" and "Existence Regeneration" to the 'Seed' while also improving the "Physical Regeneration" to the highest level he could

Now, if Lorien were to absorb this Seed he will immediately get a near infinite lifespan and absurd Physical Regeneration

As for the Soul & Existence Regeneration, they will start manifesting themselves only after Lorien's power reaches a certain level, but sadly he isn't exactly clear about the specifics

As for the [Physical Ability Awakening], Lorien increased the possibility of stronger talents getting awakened while making it so that those talents are the most compatible with their users

Then the rest of the time Lorien kept using his ability, giving it the order to [Perfect] this 'seed'

He didn't know exactly what it was doing, but Lorien could feel that the 'seed' kept getting more and more mysterious

This continued until Lorien felt that any further improvement may require some exorbitant levels of Energy, so as soon as he felt this he stopped

And now with his work done, Lorien has 2 'Seeds' ready for absorption

Looking at the two small, now silver mysterious 'balls' floating in front of him, Lorien couldn't wait to absorb them, he could finally obtain the fruits of his labor

But looking at them, Lorien felt hesitant on which one to begin with

And after some contemplation, he finally put aside the [Physical Ability Awakening] 'Seed', only leaving the [Immortality] 'Seed' in front of him

He wanted to absorb it first and leave the Ability Awakening for later as it was more important to him

Sitting under the Dream Tree in the backyard, Lorien took a deep breath and stretched his hand towards the mysterious silver ball

'Let's Begin...'